Immunotherapy

The Mass General Cancer Center is committed to understanding the mechanisms by which the immune system works to kill cancer.
Electron microscope image of CAR T-cell interacting with tumor cell. Image courtesy of Maus lab.
Electron microscope image of CAR T-cell interacting with tumor cell. Image courtesy of Maus lab.
Electron microscope image of CAR T-cell interacting with tumor cell. Image courtesy of Maus lab.

Progress in Immunotherapy

Thanks to the hard work of researchers, we're getting smarter about cancer. Right now, we're finding ways to use the body's own immune system to manipulate genes to solve cancer's puzzle.

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CAR T-Cell Therapies

Mass General Cancer Center is an authorized treatment center for FDA approved CAR T-cell therapies for adult patients with lymphoma and adult patients with multiple myeloma.

Learn about TIL Therapy for Melanoma

Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte (TIL) Therapy for Melanoma

Mass General Cancer Center is one of the first centers to provide TIL therapy to patients with advanced melanoma.

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CAR-T Therapy for Glioblastoma: INCIPIENT Trial

A collaborative project to bring the promise of cell therapy to patients with a deadly form of brain cancer has shown dramatic results among the first patients to receive the novel treatment.

Learn more about the Cellular Immunotherapy program.

Cellular Immunotherapy Program

The mission of the Cellular Immunotherapy Program is to invent, develop, administer, and understand engineered immune effector cells.

Learn more about the Center for Cancer Immunology.

Center for Cancer Immunology

The Center for Cancer Immunology’s investigators are working to expand the use of immunotherapy, a revolutionary approach to cancer therapy.

New CAR-T Therapy Shows Promise for Glioblastoma

A research team from the Mass General Cancer Center recently conducted an early-stage trial of a new cell therapy for patients with recurrent glioblastoma. Preliminary results have shown remarkable initial responses among the first patients to receive the novel treatment.

What is Immunotherapy?

Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses the body’s immune system to find and attack cancer cells.

Our goal is to understand how immune responses against tumors are initiated, maintained and evaded, with the hope of improving the ability of the immune system to eradicate cancer.

Nir Hacohen, PhD
Director, Center for Cancer Immunology, Mass General Cancer Center

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